Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Varesco, Giambattista.
2. Valente, Benita.
3. Von Stade, Frederica.
4. Di Franco, Loretta.
5. Godfrey Ben-David, Batyah.
6. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
7. Bernard, David.
8. Behrens, Hildegard.
9. Alexander, John, 1923-1990.
10. Rendall, David.
11. Lakes, Gary.
12. Clark, Richard J.
13. Tate, Jeffrey.
14. Allen, Peter, 1920-
15. Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017.
16. Goldovsky, Boris.
17. Downes, Edward, 1911-
18. Hubay, Alfred.
19. Innaurato, Albert, 1947-2017.
20. Livingstone, William.
21. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
22. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

1. 3 sound cassettes (229 min.) : stereo, Dolby-B processed.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 15, 1986]

Uniform title

1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
3. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Subject

1. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Alfred Hubay, Albert Innaurato and William Livingstone) -- side 2. Synopsis of act 3 (Allen) -- side 3. Overture ; Act 1 through "Vedrommi intorno l'ombra dolente" -- side 4. Act 1 concluded ; Act 2 through "Idol mio, se ritroso" -- side 5. Act 2 concluded ; Act 3 through "Se colà ne'fati è scritto" -- side 6. Act 3 concluded ; Closing remarks (Allen).

Call number

1. *LTCM 486 (F)

Note

1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
2. Durations: 0:48:12 (synopses and features) ; 3:00:57 (opera).
3. Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 15, 1986.

Reproduction (note)

1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 486 (F)

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian.

Author

1. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Composer

Title

1. Idomeneo [sound recording] : dramma for music in three acts / music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; libretto by Giambattista Varesco.

Playing time

1. 004812 030057

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 15, 1986]

Performer

1. Benita Valente (Ilia) ; Frederica von Stade (Idamante) ; Loretta Di Franco, Batyah Godfrey Ben-David (Women of Crete) ; Charles Anthony, David Bernard (Trojan Soldiers) ; Hildegard Behrens (Elettra) ; John Alexander (Arbace) ; David Rendall (Idomeneo) ; Gary Lakes (High Priest) ; Richard J. Clark (Voice of Neptune) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Jeffrey Tate, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Original version

1. Re-recorded at NYPL in June 1991, from borrowed masters (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo, ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 50, no. 11 (Feb. 15, 1986).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 15, 1986.

Reproduction

1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 486 (F)

Language

1. Sung in Italian.

Added author

1. Varesco, Giambattista. Librettist
2. Valente, Benita. Performer
3. Von Stade, Frederica. Performer
4. Di Franco, Loretta. Performer
5. Godfrey Ben-David, Batyah. Performer
6. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
7. Bernard, David. Performer
8. Behrens, Hildegard. Performer
9. Alexander, John, 1923-1990. Performer
10. Rendall, David. Performer
11. Lakes, Gary. Performer
12. Clark, Richard J. Performer
13. Tate, Jeffrey. Conductor
14. Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator
15. Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017. Commentator
16. Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
17. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
18. Hubay, Alfred. Commentator
19. Innaurato, Albert, 1947-2017. Commentator
20. Livingstone, William. Commentator
21. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
3. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LTCM 486 (F) (Production notes in listening room.)